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          IF YOU’RE SEEKING an
         oceanside retirement, Tor-
         rance is a great option.This
         city in the South Bay region of
         Los Angeles County boasts
         1.5 miles of beach along the
         Southern California shore,
         without all the crowds of L.A.
         beaches to the north and Long
         Beach to the south. Besides
         swimming and sunbathing,
         the beach allows for activities
         like scuba diving, fishing, and  (E] XVMTTIVW JVSQ 2SVXL
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         Strand, the SoCal coastal bike  2I[ =SVO 'MX] PERHQEVOW
         path that originates in
         Torrance.
           The city also features    ƈ  *36 '90896%0 3**)6-2+7                      the area’s rich history,
         access to a high concentration                                             head to one of its museums
         of hospitals within a 15-mile                                              or landmarks. The Polish
         radius. WalletHub ranked                                                   American Museum in
         Torrance as the top place to  2SVXL ,IQTWXIEH                              nearby Port Washington
         retire in the state, owing to the                                          displays folk art and
         area’s top-notch health care,  2); =36/                                    historical artifacts,
         low cost of living, and number                                             including a room dedicated
         of senior centers per capita.                                              to Polish Nobel Prize
         Plus, Torrance provides     ť   3 4097 43490%8-32                          laureates like Marie Curie,
         subsidized taxi services for                      Revolution, rebels used the  while the Nassau County
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         disabled citizens or those        33              town as a meeting place to  Museum of Art features
         age 65 and older, and seasonal  ť  197)917 ;-8,-2 %  3   lay the groundwork for  work from Jean-Michel
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         excursions designed for those                     secession from England.  Basquiat. What’s more,
         50 and older.             HISTORY BUFFS hoping    Army aviators in World   North Hempstead is a
      MARIA KRAYNOVA—SHUTTERSTOCK  Torrance’s cost of living is  to retire in one of the  long after, F. Scott  cultural hub of New York
                                                           War I used Hempstead
                                                                                    short train or bus ride
           While not too pricey
                                                           Plains to train, and not
         by California standards,
                                                                                    away from the major
         about 63% higher than the
                                                                                    City. North Hempstead
                                  cradles of American
                                                           Fitzgerald tapped Sands
                                                                                    also offers discounted
                                                           Point, one of North
                                  culture should look no
         national average, according to
                                                                                    transportation services to
                                                           Hempstead’s incorporated
         PayScale, with a median home
                                  farther than North
                                                                                    senior citizens.
         price of $829,500 in 2018.
                                                           villages, as the setting for
                                  Hempstead in Nassau
                                                           The Great Gatsby.
                                  County on Long Island.
                                                                                       ALSO CONSIDER Clifton,
           ALSO CONSIDER Pembroke
                                                                                    N.J.; Monterey Park, Calif.
                                                             To immerse yourself in
                                    During the American
         Pines, Fla.; Lewisville,Texas

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